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noun

an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919): dissolved April 1946.

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How to use League of Nations in a sentence

This convinced President Woodrow Wilson that global communications should be placed under the control of his new proposed League of Nations.
China is taking aim at the key to America’s dominant role in the world|Gregory Mitrovich|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
But as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.
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Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement deploring the state GOP for its failure to censure Duke.
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This initiative had the support of all 22 members of the Arab League, which in and of itself is remarkable.
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I spoke to the League of Women Voters, a pretty liberal group... I still went and spoke to them.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Renounce the good law of the worshippers of Mazda, and thou shalt gain such a boon as the Murderer gained, the ruler of nations.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
And as a flood hath watered the earth; so shall his wrath inherit the nations, that have not sought after him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Its record is largely that of battles and sieges, of the brave adventure of discovery and the vexed slaughter of the nations.
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Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for League of Nations

League of Nations

noun

an international association of states founded in 1920 with the aim of preserving world peace: dissolved in 1946

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for League of Nations

League of Nations

An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. The League, the forerunner of the United Nations, brought about much international cooperation on health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like. It was too weak, however, to prevent the great powers from going to war in 1939.

notes for League of Nations

Although President Woodrow Wilson of the United States was a principal founder of the League, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States never joined the League.